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GAME ON Researchers have discovered brain cells in video game-playing macaques that predict another monkey’s next move. Such brain cells may be important in social interactions that require anticipating what others are thinking.

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Parents frequently put off vaccines for babies even though doctors warn it can place the children at risk of illness, a new survey finds.

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SECONDHAND RISK Children appear more prone to eczema if their mom spent her pregnancy in a smoky home, a new study finds.